(L.A.) Carlos Pomales, 69, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-13999

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 69-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Carlos Pomales.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP CARLOS POMALES ( September 3, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on October 26, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.